Two-wheeled vehicle



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F. DOHERTY & E. L. 81128.

TWO WHEBLEDVEHIOLE.

No. 286,184. Patented Oct. 9, 1883.

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. UNITED STATES PATENT OrrIcE.

FISHER DOHERTY AND ENOS L. SIES, OF CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA.

TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 286,184, dated October9, 1883.

Application filed July '1, 1883. (N0 model.)

durable, inexpensive, and efficient vehicle of this class, in which theseat will be so arranged that the motion of the horse will not becommunicated to the occupant of the sulky.

To this end it consists, broadly, of discon necting the movement of thefoot-rest and seat, the former being supported on the main springs,while the seat has a free independent swinging motion, so that the feetare on the main springs and the body is independently supported 011 theswing.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of our improved sulky.Fig. 2 is avertical longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is atransverse vertical sectional view.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the axle of the vehicle, whichcarries the wheels B B, and to which the thills O are connected. Th eaxle also carries side springs, D D, on which are mounted vertical sidepieces, E E, either directly to the springs or by means of a transversebottom board, F, as herein shown, having side extensions, G G, that arebolted to the springs and carry the said sides E E.

H is the foot-rest, which is secured at its rear end, either to thesides E E or to the bottom board, F, the latter being the arrangementherein shown. In the top edge of each side E E are provided bearings II, that preferably do not extend entirely across the edge, and arere-enforeed by metal plates J, having an extension, K, formed with adowntnrned flange, L, that enters the top edge of the side and serves toretain the plate in position.

M is the seat, which is provided on its under side withlongitndinally-disposed strips N N, corresponding to the sides E E, andhaving bearings O O at their ends for transverseswing-rods P P, whichhave angular upturned ends Q Q, that bear in the bearings I I. 1 Therods P I? may be retained in their bearings O by spring-plates It, andmay be provided with flanges S, adjacent to the said bearings, to retainthe rods from displacement transversely in relation to the sulky.

It will be understood that numerous modifications may be made withoutdeparting from the spiritof our invention. For instance, the seat may beswung by various means equiva lent to that herein shown, the bottomF maybe dispensed with and the sides secured direct to the springs, and theswing-rods can be secured so that they will work outside the sides E E.

The operation and advantages of theinvention will be readily understoodand appreciated. By this arrangement the feet are taken off the swing,so that only the body is supported on the latter and the feet will be onthe springs. Thus the motion of the horse, which is sometimes verydisagreeable in these two-wheel vehicles, will only be imparted to thefeotrest, while the seat that supports the body will freely swing, andobviate the motion of the horse being felt by the occupant of thevehicle. If the whole body of the vehicle were swung so that both thefeet and body are on the swing, the motion of the horse will not beobviated entirely, as if, as in this invention, the feet are on thesprings while the body of the person is alone on the swing.

We claim as our invention 1. As an improvement in sulkies, thecombination, with the body having the foot-rest and secured in fixedposition by attachment to the springs, of the seat swung or pivoted tothe body at its sides, so as to have a free and independent swingingmovement on the fixed body from front to rear, substantially as and'forthe purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the sides E E of the body, having the sockets I Iin their top edges, the bearing-plates J, fitted in these sockets, andhaving the extension K and downtnrned flange L, seat M, strips N N onthe under side of seat, and formed with bearings O O at their ends,plates R, having flanges S, and the transverse swing-rods I? I, havingangular upturned ends Q Q,f'seated in said boarings,all arranged andoperating as set forth.

3. The combination of the axle, the supporting-springs arranged thereon,vertical side pieces supported on the springs and having bearings, theseat, and the swing-rods bearing on the seat and having bearings in thesides, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination of the axle, the springs arranged thereon, thevertical sides supported on the springs and having thebearin gs in theirtop edge, the foot-rest connected with said sides and supported by thesprings by reason of this attachment with the sides, the

seat having the strips arranged on its under side and provided with theendbearings, and I 5 the angular swing-rods connected with the seat inthe said bearings and having their ends bearing in the sides,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as 20 our own we have hereuntoaffixed our signatures fillpresence of Witnesses.

FISHER DOHERTY. ENOS L. SIES. Witnesses:

MARY ISABELLA Bonn, J. W. SHAVER. N. S. HAMILTON.

